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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, On April 22, 2011, this year's Earth Day, Earth is | ||||||
| 3 | facing consequences of climate change that may be caused by | ||||||
| 4 | increased carbon production due to human activity; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, It is incumbent on all citizens and communities to | ||||||
| 6 | do their best to raise awareness about global warming and other | ||||||
| 7 | environmental issues, like wasting water; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, It is incumbent on all citizens and communities to | ||||||
| 9 | do their best to cut their carbon production, shrink their | ||||||
| 10 | carbon footprint, and reduce water waste; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater | ||||||
| 12 | Chicago is a federation of more than 60 community | ||||||
| 13 | organizations, mosques, and schools representing the Muslim | ||||||
| 14 | community in Illinois; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic lunar | ||||||
| 16 | calendar, when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, abstaining | ||||||
| 17 | completely from eating and drinking during this time, for the | ||||||
| 18 | whole month; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater | ||||||
| 20 | Chicago launched a campaign during Ramadan in 2009 called Green | ||||||
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| 1 | Ramadan to raise awareness among the Muslim community in | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois about the environment and to encourage the reduction | ||||||
| 3 | of carbon production, encourage recycling, and reduce wasted | ||||||
| 4 | water and consumption; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago will designate Ramadan every year as a Green Month, | ||||||
| 7 | dedicated to raising awareness within the Muslim community | ||||||
| 8 | about their responsibility about the Earth, the environment, | ||||||
| 9 | and biodiversity; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the | ||||||
| 12 | leading role of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater | ||||||
| 13 | Chicago in raising awareness about green issues and the | ||||||
| 14 | environment within the faith community; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That we designate the month of Ramadan, the 9th | ||||||
| 16 | month of the Islamic lunar calendar, as a Green Month in the | ||||||
| 17 | State of Illinois in order to promote awareness among faith | ||||||
| 18 | communities about environmental issues, the reduction of | ||||||
| 19 | carbon production, and the reduction of wasted water.
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